Show IOWAS FORECAST day Gold Democrats Will Vote For the Regular Party Today Des Moines la Nov 1There has been no change in the political situation here during the last 4S hours The headquarters I headquar-ters of both parties were practically closed today A large Dumber of speeches were made tonight in various parts of the j j stat I Republicans say thciy can lose 5000 votes ac compared with lat year counting count-ing 23000 only as the Democratic loss and they will still have the 40000 plurality claimed by their chairman I Chairman Walsh of the Democratic committee is claiming that his party will lose no votes but will I gain some from the i gold Democrat He says the 1 Republicans j j last year polled 70000 votes in excess of I their normal vote which was 220000 at i I i nigh water mark until last year He thinks those 70000 votes were largely gold j Democrats and that those will this year mostly vote for theIr party ticket Messrs Shaw and White the two standard stan-dard bearers closed their campaigns tonight I to-night in discussing the free silver and the gold stondartl issues in Iowa The gold I Democrats claim 15000 to 20000 votes The i ProhibitionMs claim 20000 The fact is thnt after five high tide of last year there I is no telling by politicians what will happen hap-pen this year Legislative Contest In Maryland Baltimore Md Nov 1Yith the coming election but a few hours distant both sides express the greatest confidence I dence in the outcome and each puts forth claims and include everything I The legislative contest overshadows the state ticket the municipal contest in Baltimore and every other feature of I the fight because upon its outcome depends de-pends the political future of United I States Senator Gorman |